Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Black Water Sister by Zen Cho

75 reviews

leannanecdote's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

kurumipanda's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Jess is already dealing with the stress of meeting her family’s expectations, hiding her secret girlfriend, and job hunting, when she realizes she’s also being haunted by her dead grandmother. Solid story with grounded characters and relationships, a tense supernatural plot, and a good balance of humorous and heartfelt moments. Some dialog felt slow, some themes felt thinly incorporated, and a couple plot points seemed to trail off, but these seem to fit with the realism of the setting and resolution. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Racism, Car accident, and Classism

invaderday's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.5

hmmm the first half was incredibly boring. the second half was exciting but i still didn't feel all that invested in the resolution. the narration was excellent tho

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Homophobia

rach_reads_books's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The premise of the was good and it was well written there was just something about it that just dragged a little slow for me

‘Maybe that was what true love meant: a bitterness that stayed on the tongue when everything else faded.’

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

poetsofsweetpea's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This was an interesting idea for a story but I didn't connect with it.  The pacing was erratic and the MC could be indecisive and often just let things happen.  It was a unique snap shot of a family and introduced me to some interesting religious lore.  It's contrast and in some cases correlation with Christianity provided a rich backdrop for the story to unfold.  Not a bad story for sure, just not for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Lesbophobia

anna220310's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Racism

Minor: Car accident, Abortion, and Death of parent

beetheghost's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

wonderful exploration of trauma, compassion and identity. a review on the back of the book by karen lord says “black water sister is both ode and accusation to all the ties that bind- to family, duty, and home”. this is a perfect summary of the theme of this book. loved it

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer

rosemarygrace1211's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Lesbophobia

bearbookshelf's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

It isn't often a pick up a contemporary fantasy, and it's even less often I find one so truly enjoyable. Cho's prose has a natural unassuming quality that delivered like a blow to the gut- what a delicately executed tale of generational trauma. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Blood, and Murder